Liquid measurer and can filler



jul 22, 1924. I

W. E. SORENSEN LIQUID MEASURER AND CAN FILLER 2 vSheets- Sheen 1 Filed Aug. 21. 1923 Pl l 4. mm w lml-mwm v July 22, 1924.

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WEJOrQM/JW Patented July 22, 1924.

STATES" FIQE.

WILLIAM ELIAS sonnusnn, or NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

Y LIQUID MEASURER AND can FILLER.

Application filed Au ust 21,1923. Serial in. 658,574.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM E; "SOREN snn, a. citizen of Denmark (United States first papers), residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Liquid Measurer and Can Filler;- and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

"object to provide a device of this-character comprising adjacent cooperating machines whereby fluid in predetermined bulk will be measured intermittently and discharged. The device is particularly adapted for use in connection with gasoline filling stations and the machines are preferably similarly constructed thereby reducing the cost of manufacture to a minimum.

A further object is to provide spaced receptacles having fioats therein, which floats are alternately raised and lowered for alternately rotating discs, with whichdiscs pivoted levers cooperate for alternately opening intake and discharge valves of each receptacle for alternately measuring and discharging liquid. The levers cooperating with each disc having their free ends in the path of each other whereby both machines will be operated in cooperation with each other.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly in section of one of the devices,showing the discharge valve open.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of one of the measuring devices.

Referring to the drawings, the numerals 1 and 2 designate adjacent receptacles, in which receptacles floats 3 and-4 are vertically movable on guides 5 within the receptacles 1 and 2, which guides insure a ositive uiding of the floats in their mavement, The lower ends of the receptacles 1 and 2 are provided with discharge pipes 6, which pipes are provided with controlvalves 7 and 8. Connected to the receptaclesl and 2 adj acent their lower ends and beneath'the floats 3 and 4 are supply pipes 9 for supplying gasoline to'the receptacles 1 and 2. Pipes 9 extend upwardly above the receptacles 1 and 2 and are provided with control valves 10'and 1 1,- which control valves are provided with link connections 12 with pivoted levers 13 and 14, which levers are pi ctanyfconaected at 15 011 supportingbrackets 16. Supported above the receptacles 1 and 2 and pi-votally mounted on a supporting arni 17'=above each receptacle is a disc 18 and 19; Pivotally connected to the upper ends of the floats 3 and 4 at 20 are adjustable connecting rods 21.

which when the floats 3 and 4- are moved upwardly, partially rotate the discs 18 and 19 uponeach filling operation. The pivoted levers 13 and 14 are provided with weights 22, which weights are sufficiently heavy to cause the closing of the valves 7 and 8 when the levers 13 and 14 are released for downward movement. Levers 13 and 14 are con nected to the control levers 23 of the valves 7 and 8 by means of adjustable connecting rods 24. It will be seen that by adjusting connecting rods 21 and 24, the opening and closing the various control valves may be varied for properly adjusting the amount of gasoline taken in and discharged from the receptacles 1 and 2.

Referring to Figure 1 and particularly to the receptacle 1, the float is shown in position assumed asit starts its discharge stroke, at which time the valve 10 is closed, and the valve 7 is opened for discharging fluid into the receptacle 25. The lever 13 is dis posed in the recess 26 of the disc 18 on the previous filling operation, however during the rotation of the disc 18 during the previous filling operation the cam 27 moved into engagement with the pivoted lever 28, the free end of which came into engagement with the end 29 of the lever 14, thereby lifting the same out of the recess 26 and the disc 19, andconsequently release the float 1 and allow the same to move downwardly to the position shown in Figure 1, at the same time during the upward movement of. the lever 14, the valve 11 was opened and the valve 8 closed for the filling operation in the ohm and other liquids.

The above operation continues, and a measuring operation takes place'alternately in the receptacles 1 and 2, therefore it will be seen that during the discharging operation I in one receptacle, an intaking operation is taking place in the other receptacle, consequently preventing lossof time and allowing rapid measuring and dispensing of gas- By providing the adjustable connecting rods 21 and 24, it is obvious that the amount of liquid may be regulated accurately, however the'device is preferably adjusted for dispensing five gallons when used in connection with gasoline.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1. A liquid dispensing device comprising adjacent receptacles, floats disposed within said receptacles, intake and discharge valves in connection with the receptacles, and float controlled mechanism in connection with each receptacle and cooperating. whereby fluid will be intermittently taken in and discharged from the receptacles, said means comprising rotatable discs and levers controlled by the discs and cooperating with each other. 7

2. A liquid measuring and dispensing de vice, said device comprising spaced receptacles, intake and discharge valves in connection with said receptacles, floats disposed within said receptacles, discs disposed above the receptacles, connecting rods connecting the floats and the discs, levers dise posed above the discs, said levers controlling intake valves, levers disposed above the discs WILLIAM ELIAS SORENSEN. V Witnesses:

PETER A. TALTAVULL,

' O'r'ro Neuron. 

